Student

I've been thinking a lot lately about poker, and were I am at in this crazy world of it. Can I be a successful cash player? Can I win another big mtt? It seems that since I won the 13k I want to beat that....instead of winning smaller amounts, like 1k or 2k here and there in smaller mtts. This is really not good for me or my BR, so I've decided to still play but study more in comparison to playing poker. More like 30% poker and 70% studying. I am really thinking about joining stox poker and I want to just get as much as I can from that. I also have been just reading and reading on CardsChat. I have went from a mega spammer to a silent studier the last two months, if anyone has noticed. I think this is a time in my life of poker where I am really seeing the reality of discipline and how important it is in order to move up in limits and have a good win rate.
Another thing is after I study a good amount and decide to put more time into playing poker, I might just start at 25nl with 20 BIs and go from there. I will find all my leaks and adjust accordingly also, hopefully through help of others.
Another thing I really am trying to learn, is the HUD software. Before I would never use a HUD and play off basic reads, memory, and knowledge of the other players. Therefor I subconsciously block the HUD when I am in a hand and almost forget about it until the hand is over. I really need to slowdown and see what I've got in front of me.
Another thing I really am looking forward to is training myself. At the lower limits straight forward play is needed and I think sometimes I get a bit fancy and lose my composure. It's time to straighten up and just grind the simple play out until I move up in limits!

Motivation Works!

Well right after all this talk about starting at 10nl and being pumped and motivated has really payed off. I went from 25$ and 2 tables to 6 tabling with almost all at max buy-ins. I was really excited that my HUD was better working now, but now that I have actually used it multi-tabling i am super stoked to the max!
So I'll just leave you with a nice graph and good start!

Lost!?(not the televeision show geez)

Well as you know I had and still have a lot going on in my life right now. With school starting it is getting even worse. Right now I think I have been running more badly in poker than ever before. I also, somehow, lost my patience for sngs and mtts. The thing is I remember losing patience before, but gaining it back after a break and some tweaking/re-evaluating, but I just can't find it.
Not only have I lost my patience, but luck which plays a fairly large factor in mtts aka variance, has not been on my side, AT ALL! So I've completely lost my confidence in poker BUT....
For the last month or so I've been reading on CC more than I have been posting(you can pick your jaw up off the floor now), and I've been really reading the infamous monthly threads that have become extremely popular. Anyways I once again have been inspired to possibly play cash games. I dipped my toe in at 10nl and did well as a winning player. I then played a little 25nl in which I was a losing player but my sample size was not even close enough to measure. So since the main reason I switched to cash games back then was because I am going to be so busy is the same reason I am considering it again. I get so pumped reading about everyone's cash sessions.
Another good thing that has me motivated is that my HUD is now working and looks a lot better than before, I am so ready to kill cash games!

So here are my NEW goals for this year:

1. Start back at 10nl
2. Work my way to 25-50nl and learn as much as possible
3. Get sweated as much as possible
4. study
5. BE PATIENT!
6. No spewing
7. have a good time
8. school first though
9. save up my fpp's

Well I really need to have more self discipline here, and It's going to be hard for me but I know I can do it. MY big thing is motivation, and as long as I am I will do great!

Triple Barrel Fun

Well it has been a while since I have done this(a blog post and a triple barrel lolol), but anyways I wanted to post this in honor of my old bluffing ways. To be honest I don't pull these plays out much anymore and was surprised and even a bit more nervous while waiting for my opponent to make a decision than before. The best part is, I was completely out of position but I had a good read on his flop beat which was weaker than an old person with a walker(no offense)....

PokerStars Game #23318963595: Tournament #127699721, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2008/12/27 21:23:49 ET
Table '127699721 262' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: SweetSugar8 (5630 in chips)
Seat 2: queens4111st (12816 in chips)
Seat 3: KingCurtis67 (13420 in chips)
Seat 4: z8eldred (5510 in chips)
Seat 5: MGMHost (12393 in chips)
Seat 6: lwb1419 (7834 in chips)
Seat 7: surferjd (8918 in chips)
Seat 8: jeffetofa (4327 in chips)
Seat 9: slylyne (13712 in chips)
SweetSugar8: posts the ante 50
queens4111st: posts the ante 50
KingCurtis67: posts the ante 50
z8eldred: posts the ante 50
MGMHost: posts the ante 50
lwb1419: posts the ante 50
surferjd: posts the ante 50
jeffetofa: posts the ante 50
slylyne: posts the ante 50
KingCurtis67: posts small blind 200
z8eldred: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KingCurtis67 [Js Ah]
MGMHost: folds
lwb1419: folds
surferjd: folds
jeffetofa: folds
slylyne: folds
SweetSugar8: folds
queens4111st: raises 800 to 1200
KingCurtis67: calls 1000
z8eldred: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 5c Qc]
KingCurtis67: checks
queens4111st: bets 1200
KingCurtis67: raises 1600 to 2800
queens4111st: calls 1600
*** TURN *** [6s 5c Qc] [8s]
KingCurtis67: bets 2400
queens4111st: calls 2400
*** RIVER *** [6s 5c Qc 8s] [7h]
KingCurtis67: bets 4000
queens4111st: folds
Uncalled bet (4000) returned to KingCurtis67
KingCurtis67 collected 13650 from pot
KingCurtis67: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13650 | Rake 0
Board [6s 5c Qc 8s 7h]
Seat 1: SweetSugar8 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: queens4111st (button) folded on the River
Seat 3: KingCurtis67 (small blind) collected (13650)
Seat 4: z8eldred (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MGMHost folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: lwb1419 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: surferjd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jeffetofa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: slylyne folded before Flop (didn't bet)

What's going on

First I want to apologize for not posting that much lately. It's the last two weeks of school and I have finals, and final projects(yay fun). So basically poker has been on a slow down for me, but never fear Christmas break is here. So I should be putting a lot of hours in during the break.
Life is good, My father and his wife(my step mother)just had a baby girl, so I now have a sister 21 years younger than me :O. And to add to that my girlfriend is due in February. So this holiday season is going to be crazy.

First Pro Knockout

It wasn't the WSOP, and it wasn't Daniel Negreanu, but it was a decent size tourney and a well known pro...atleast I think so! The good thing is that it wasn't a flip, it was more of a real hand where I outplayed him by checking..
Btw if you don't know his username it is Hevad Kahn. The crazy guy who Final Tabled the WSOP ME!


PokerStars Game #22304816076: Tournament #120443273, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/11/23 17:53:38 ET
Table '120443273 106' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: RaiNKhAN (2370 in chips)
Seat 2: 326River (5723 in chips)
Seat 3: EricDenGode (3070 in chips)
Seat 4: artie0916 (1366 in chips)
Seat 5: M0sdef (2615 in chips)
Seat 6: Stimpar (6458 in chips)
Seat 7: Kentiger (5995 in chips)
Seat 8: Luigi da BP (3311 in chips)
Seat 9: KingCurtis67 (5107 in chips)
Luigi da BP: posts small blind 50
KingCurtis67: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KingCurtis67 [Kc Qh]
RaiNKhAN: raises 200 to 300
326River: folds
EricDenGode: folds
artie0916: folds
M0sdef: folds
Stimpar: folds
Kentiger: folds
Luigi da BP: folds
KingCurtis67: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [7h 6c Qc]
KingCurtis67: checks
RaiNKhAN: bets 400
KingCurtis67: calls 400
*** TURN *** [7h 6c Qc] [Td]
KingCurtis67: checks
RaiNKhAN: bets 1670 and is all-in
KingCurtis67: calls 1670
*** RIVER *** [7h 6c Qc Td] 2♣
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KingCurtis67: shows [Kc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
RaiNKhAN: shows [Ad Kd] (high card Ace)
KingCurtis67 collected 4790 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4790 | Rake 0
Board [7h 6c Qc Td 2c]
Seat 1: RaiNKhAN showed [Ad Kd] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: 326River folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: EricDenGode folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: artie0916 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: M0sdef folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Stimpar folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Kentiger (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Luigi da BP (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: KingCurtis67 (big blind) showed [Kc Qh] and won (4790) with a pair of Queens

25NL, I made it!

That's right I made it to 25NL, although not the regular cash game grinding way. I also play sngs and mtts so that helped a lot. Right now I only have one session in and I am taking it slow, at max playing 3 tables. I am mainly doing this so that I can use my horrible HUD(hopefully new one comes soon).
Anyways I am pretty glad I am already at this point since it is only halfway through the month. I am not even going to shoot for 50nl as a goal right now, nor is gold star a gol of mine. All I want to do is beat 25nl and be profitable!